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2016 Postmortem

Ron Green

(9,822 posts) Tue Mar 15, 2016, 11:39 PM Mar 2016

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My take on the big picture of this election cycle:

Trump and the media will have driven the vote to Hillary, and that's always been the plan. The Corporate Masters will be satisfied.

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My take on the big picture of this election cycle: (Original Post) Ron Green Mar 2016 OP

You do know he got Lot more votes than her tonight, right? onecaliberal Mar 2016 #1

In the primaries, that's allowed. In the general, though, Ron Green Mar 2016 #2

You keep thinking that. Reality suggests otherwise. onecaliberal Mar 2016 #3

Tell me about that reality, Ron Green Mar 2016 #6

Google is you friend. Everyone else paying attention onecaliberal Mar 2016 #7

And this relates how to the general election? Ron Green Mar 2016 #8

I think they didn't expect Christie and Jeb! to implode. Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2016 #4

Thanks; good info and an interesting conclusion. Ron Green Mar 2016 #5

We Lose the Supreme Court... FrenchieCat Mar 2016 #9

onecaliberal

(32,777 posts)

1. You do know he got Lot more votes than her tonight, right?

Reply to Ron Green (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 12:08 AM

Mar 2016

Ron Green

(9,822 posts)

2. In the primaries, that's allowed. In the general, though,

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 12:16 AM

Mar 2016

the Masters - and their media - will edge the momentum away from hysteria and toward "sanity."

onecaliberal

(32,777 posts)

3. You keep thinking that. Reality suggests otherwise.

Reply to Ron Green (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 12:18 AM

Mar 2016

Ron Green

(9,822 posts)

6. Tell me about that reality,

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 12:44 AM

Mar 2016

please.

onecaliberal

(32,777 posts)

7. Google is you friend. Everyone else paying attention

Reply to Ron Green (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 02:15 AM

Mar 2016

Can ADD. Turnout for republicans has been HIGHER in EVERY state so far.

Ron Green

(9,822 posts)

8. And this relates how to the general election?

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #7)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 02:20 AM

Mar 2016

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,781 posts)

4. I think they didn't expect Christie and Jeb! to implode.

Reply to Ron Green (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 12:22 AM

Mar 2016

I had an interesting conversation with a contractor. He does a lot of work with new construction apartments. His take on the economy is: it's good enough to get your kids out of your basement, but not good enough to get them into a house.

So the economy is good, not great. Not booming. Not robust. Good.

The ACA -- about half hate it, half love it.

ISIS -- people want to know why we - the most powerful nation on earth -- can't just make it go away?

Barack Obama has an approval hovering about 50%.

The party in power in the WH has been given a third term once since FDR/Truman -- Reagan/Bush (arguably - Clinton/Gore). Cyclically, this cycle would be seen as most likely to go to the Republicans. However, that was before their front-runners went too crazy-right to be conventionally electable. I say "conventionally" because Trump presents a unique Barnum-like entertainment factor -- and some might vote for him just to see what will happen.

Ron Green

(9,822 posts)

5. Thanks; good info and an interesting conclusion.

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 12:31 AM

Mar 2016

At this point I refuse to commit, by defensive voting, to the One who will preserve our death spiral. If Trump in the WH would bring the revolution, could that be better in the long term? Who at this point can tell?

FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)

9. We Lose the Supreme Court...

Reply to Ron Green (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 05:06 AM

Mar 2016

And we're in the desert wandering for 40 years! Personally, I don't have that kind of time...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/118743742

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